The aforementioned areas were liberated by government forces in the framework of a reconsiliation agreement reached between the government and local militants, members of Jaish al-Islam, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and other non-ISIS groups.

Since then, government forces have been working to secure the liberated area.

Nah …. Never! Their Pay-Masters in Riyadh Washington & London couldn’t get their pay-packets through to them any longer so they decided to try to move to a better area in Eastern Syria where normal service could resume with Yankee $$$ available close by.